2025 NBA Offseason Thread

[Degoat]

I swear to god if I see one more grizzlies notification!!!

[objective]

At least that puts an end to those stupid Cam Johnson to SA for 3 1st round picks and other nonsen6

[RC_Drunkford]

that's a good trade for Denver. Replaces MPJs shooting and shed 17 million in salary. That should open up the full MLE for them. Why in didn't they go for D-Lo and LaRavia?

[Blizzardwizard]

mitch: brian wake up things are happeni-


b wright: WELIKEWHATWEHAVE oh sorry mitch i dozed off for a second there

[BatManu20]

Free agent guard Ty Jerome has agreed to a three-year, $28 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, with a player option in year three, sources tell ESPN. Kieran Piller and Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports negotiated the new deal with the Grizzlies.

[scott]

ShamsCharania
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Free agent guard Ty Jerome has agreed to a three-year, $28 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, with a player option in year three, sources tell ESPN. Kieran Piller and Mark Bartelstein of
@PrioritySports
negotiated the new deal with the Grizzlies.

Damn, that's a nice pick up

[TimDunkem]

At least that puts an end to those stupid Cam Johnson to SA for 3 1st round picks and other nonsen6

Please post who said we should give up multiple frps for Cam. That is hilarious.

[Guru of Nothing]

Would be happy if I was a Nuggets fan. Does this also give them cap space to p lay with?

[Chillen]

Mavs, from Luka to DLo

If you ask Nico Harrison he will say it's a huge upgrade.

[Ice009]

Wow. So much for MPJ won't get traded talk as their owner (Stan Kroenke) and him went to the same school that was said a lot last season. Then after the season there was word that they tried to trade him to anyone and everyone during the season by no one wanted him due to all the stuff in his medical record.

[BatManu20]

Grizzlies gone wild in FA tbh.

[spurraider21]

Great move by Denver. MPJ was ing dog- in the Playoffs. They have a generational prospect and have to go all-in right now. Good stuff tbh.

i dno if a 30 year old 3 time MVP is a "prospect" lol

[spurs10]

From a non-Spurs perspective... I hope Shams is about to drop the hammer on some major trades that shake up the league. He heard the criticism during the draft and is here to make amends with CHAOS

"The waiting is the hardest part." With the Spurs I have no idea what to expect. Could be big , could be small. We need a big and some shooting. Hope they are part of Shams prediction. The fact that nothing's been done so far might be a good sign.

[RC_Drunkford]

Grizzlies making good moves too. They just replaced Bane with Coward, KCP and Ty Jerome and still have 3 firsts and 1 swap

[baseline bum]

i dont understand this. ok, so if we traded for Lauri last summer, his salary was 18 mil. and then if we extended him or re-signed him as a free agent, he would have gotten basically the same deal he has now anyway. so we'd still be sitting on Lauri with a 45+ mil number for the 25-26 season.

if it made sense to get him last year, it would have been with the expectation that he'd be more than a 1 year rental... would have re-signed for functionally the same deal he has now. so if it made sense then, it makes sense now. its not like his higher salary makes putting together a deal hard. it would still be something like Vassell/KJ, just like the Durant structure

25-26 isn't the problem: 27-28 and 28-29 are.

Let me make a couple of assumptions:

1. The Spurs are willing to go into the luxury tax but not into the first apron
2. The Spurs core for 2027-28 is Victor + Fox + Castle + Harper
3. Victor will get the 30% supermax in 2027-28
4. Fox signs for the 30% max with 8% raises with the extension starting in 2026-27

2026-27 cap = 170.11
Fox base salary on extension = 51.03
Fox yearly raise = 4.08

2027-28 cap = 187.12
2027-28 first apron = 237.06
Fox 2027-28 = 55.12
Wemby 2027-28 = 56.14
Wemby annual raises = 4.49
Castle 2027-28 = 12.67
Harper 2027-28 = 13.61
Wemby + Fox + Castle + Harper core = 137.54

Markannen 2027-28 = 49.82
2027-28 Core + 2027-28 Markannen = 187.36
2027-28 First apron - (2027-28 Core + 2027-28 Markannen) = 49.7

So $49.7 million to spend on the remaining 7-10 roster spots after 5 guys paid for. Pretty tight. But the real problem is in 2028-29

Wemby = 60.63
Fox = 59.2
Markannen 2028-29 = 53.54
Harper = 17.17
Wemby+Fox+Markannen+Harper = 190.54
2028-29 cap = 205.84
2028-29 first apron = 260.76

So now you're left with 70.22 million to sign Castle and ill out the rest of the roster. Let's say Castle is either worth only 20% of the cap or takes a paycut to 20% of the cap instead of the 25% max.

2028-29 Castle @ 20% cap = 41.17

So now you're at $29.05 million to fill the rest of the roster after those five. Doesn't seem workable to be paying Lauri after getting Fox.

[objective]

Please post who said we should give up multiple frps for Cam. That is hilarious.

Mostly media jerks

[spurraider21]

Jerome fits under room exception for Grizzlies

[LeBowen]

Tbh, that FRP is gold because Jokic will be gone by 2032, but the Nuggets had to do it to stay compe ive during his prime.

[scott]

Western Conference arms race is heating up... but we're taking it slow. That's the context we need to keep in mind.

[spurraider21]

25-26 isn't the problem: 27-28 and 28-29 are.

Let me make a couple of assumptions:

1. The Spurs are willing to go into the luxury tax but not into the first apron for 2027-28
2. The Spurs core for 2027-28 is Victor + Fox + Castle + Harper
3. Victor will get the 30% supermax in 2027-28
4. Fox signs for the 30% max with 8% raises with the extension starting in 2026-27

2026-27 cap = 170.11
Fox base salary on extension = 51.03
Fox yearly raise = 4.08

2027-28 cap = 187.12
2027-28 first apron = 237.06
Fox 2027-28 = 55.12
Wemby 2027-28 = 56.14
Wemby annual raises = 4.49
Castle 2027-28 = 12.67
Harper 2027-28 = 13.61
Wemby + Fox + Castle + Harper core = 137.54

Markannen 2027-28 = 49.82
2027-28 Core + 2027-28 Markannen = 187.36
2027-28 First apron - (2027-28 Core + 2027-28 Markannen) = 49.7

So $49.7 million to spend on the remaining 7-10 roster spots after 5 guys paid for. Pretty tight. But the real problem is in 2028-29

Wemby = 60.63
Fox = 59.2
Markannen 2028-29 = 53.54
Harper = 17.17
Wemby+Fox+Markannen+Harper = 190.54
2028-29 cap = 205.84
2028-29 first apron = 260.76

So now you're left with 70.22 million to sign Castle and ill out the rest of the roster. Let's say Castle is either worth only 20% of the cap or takes a paycut to 20% of the cap instead of the 25% max.

2028-29 Castle @ 20% cap = 41.17

So now you're at $29.05 million to fill the rest of the roster after those five. Doesn't seem workable to be paying Lauri after getting Fox.

so trade Fox. you already have harper coming along

[RC_Drunkford]

at people thinking this Spurs team is a surefire playoff team. As currently constructed this is the 12th seed in the west. All the teams are getting better.

[mystargtr34]

ing Memphis is doing work this off season.

I like that deal for Denver, they need to go all in for Jokic prime and live with the consequences for a couple years after he retires.

I’d be offering another first to get a 6th man or a couple bench pieces.

[vy65]

Would love to see if we could pry Gary Trent Jr from MIL

[Jordan Jackson]

Grizzlies gone wild in FA tbh.

They got a plan and they’re executing it pretty well. Kind of impressed with them and the Rockets.

[Ice009]

Someone projected Memphis to finish 10th or so. Looks like it's the Spurs that might be fighting for 10th. All these teams getting better and Spurs still have holes at backup C, starting PF.

The friendship crew ain't going to get you there Spurs. Wake the F up.